Accident sends four to area hospitals

Published 6:04 pm, Sunday, August 21, 2016

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on FM 2025 in San Jacinto County around 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18. The crash occurred near Stephens Road.

According to Sgt. Stephanie Davis with the Texas Department of Public Safety, a Dodge pickup truck was traveling southbound on FM 2025 when the driver of the truck reportedly entered a curve at an unsafe speed and hydroplaned.

“The vehicle went into a side-skid, crossed the center dividing line and traveled into the northbound traffic lane. As the pickup truck skid into the northbound lane, a Hyundai passenger vehicle struck the Dodge on the passenger-side of the vehicle. The pickup truck came to rest on top of the Hyundai,” Davis said.

The driver of the Dodge, 33-year-old Nathan Wells of Cleveland, was flown by medical helicopter to Hermann Memorial hospital with serious head and neck injuries. The passenger of the Dodge, 34-year-old Sharon Jipson of Cleveland, was also flown by medical helicopter to Herman Memorial hospital with serious head and neck injuries. The third passenger of the Dodge, Jipson's 6-year-old daughter, received minor injuries and was taken to Herman Memorial hospital for observation.

The driver of the Hyundai, 26-year-old Amber Bickford of Cleveland, had to be extricated from the vehicle and was then transported by ambulance to Conroe Regional Medical Center with serious leg and pelvic trauma.

“All information is preliminary as Troopers continue to investigate this crash,” Davis said.